Cordia Chevrolet Clymer, NY

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

That rings a bell, the inventory sheet also says Hurst on it now that I think about it. The gilchrist photos were dug out by the late doug-in-Cleveland I believe. They are very cool...

[GeorgeLyons]

Is anyone able to post these pictures ?

[bkhpah]

What I believed saved the Yenko Camaro from being chopped up is that they build a Vega with the same paint scheme and ran that..I have pictures of that car as well as the Yenko in warcolors with Cordia on the fenders. I also have a 69 Yenko Camaro picture never before seen anywhere at the strip, LeMans Blue/black stripes with the slicks digging in hard....BKH

[GeorgeLyons]

You are dead on correct about the Vega but the Camaro did get another life as a drag car later on with more mods, Yenko stripes gone and new paint scheme. But the good news is #1 Original owner still has car. #2 Picked up himself in Canonsburg #3 Never rusted, not cut beyond being able to save most all of the orig body. #4 Owner kept most all of orig pieces removed (some killer parts like a smog system driven from Canonsburg to Erie removed before engine cooled down hours after car purchase, boxed and put in Moms basement) #5 It's the Hurst magazine story car #6 Lots of NHRA drag history '70-about'76. #7 Paperwork and photos to die for. #8 See #1

[bkhpah]

I never was able to find the article with the Hurst shifter install...What magazine and month was it from?...BKH

[68l30]

Here is a photo of the car in action....I believe this car should be restored in "as raced" trim....Killer car! Enjoy....

Gilchrist photo 1971 Thompson Drag Raceway...Ohio


Steve

[68l30]

Although credit goes to Gilcrest for taking the pic...I'd like to say thanks to a past member COPODOUG for finding it and a large collection of others to share at the appropriate times...Doug was a wealth of info and a great friend...1/24 marked the 6th year since he left us due to cancer....The attached photo I took at Vette-Fest,per his request, on his 45 birthday...His last...

Miss ya Buddy...


Steve